Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja begin their visit to the World Ski Championships

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25th February 2019
On Monday, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway began their visit to the World Ski Championships in Austria. The King and Queen arrived at the World Cup on February 25th and will most likely attend the women’s 10-kilometre and the ladies team’s competition in ski jumping as a start. The 41st World Ski Championships are currently being held from 20 February to 3 March 2019 in Seefeld in…
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Norway

Happy Birthday, King Harald!

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21st February 2019
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is 82-years-old today. To mark the King’s birthday, a 21-gun salute was fired today at noon from the cannons at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. Many people had turned up to watch the tribute in honour of the King. It is tradition in Norway to…
Sweden

Latest landscape hikes for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden announced

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20th February 2019
The Swedish Royal Court has announced new landscape hikes for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. During the spring and early summer, the Crown Princess will continue her series of hikes through Sweden. The Crown Princess will start her walk through Norrbotten on March 20th. Then the Crown Princess will hike in Härjedalen on March 29th, Halland on April 12th, Västmanland on April 26th, Jämtland…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja to visit Chile

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19th February 2019
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway have accepted the invitation of the President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, to visit the nation on an official state visit. The visit is planned to run from 26th to 31st March. Last year the royals made a state visit to…
Serbia

The Crown Prince Couple of Serbia meet President Trump

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19th February 2019
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia met with US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in Florida on Monday. The Serbian royals were the president’s guests at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. A statement on the royal webpage…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon highlights the importance of preserving the rainforest

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18th February 2019
Last week Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited Colombia in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Dvelopment Programme. In his last day in the country, the Crown Prince wanted to learn more about environmental issues in the country and a short film was later published by the Norwegian Royal Court. In it, Crown Prince Haakon says: “Now we are in the rainforest of Colombia and…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon: "Nothing is more important for development than peace"

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13th February 2019
On Monday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway arrived for a visit to Colombia. The Crown Prince was invited to the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced by the royal court until Monday morning, for security reasons. The Crown Prince has, during his stay, attended a breakfast meeting with Colombia’s Foreign…
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